Lister plow



WI W'ENDTLAND, Sn.

LISTEB PLOW. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 17;'1920.

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W. WENDTLAND, SR.

LISTEH PLOW. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 17; 1920.

Patented Mar. 21, 1922.

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UNITED STATES PATENT iorrsicts. l

LISTER PLOW.

Application led September 17, 1920. Serial No. 410,953.

T 0 all w hom t may concern Be it known that li. WILLIAM ENDTLAND. Sr., a citizen of the United States, residing at Shiner, in the county of Lavaca and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lister Plows, of which the following is a specication.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in lister plows.

The invention contemplates certain improvements on my Letters Patent No. 1,342,836, issued June 8, 1920, and involves additions as well as improvements.

One of the features of the invention is the provision of steering or guiding means `which permits a short turn to be made at the end ofthe row. Another' feature resides in means for adjusting the middle burster while the plow is in operation so that it ,maybeset to any depth desired. It is also the object of the invention to arrange the parts -1n a convenient and simple manner, thus making for easy operation and eiticiency .in plowing.

,In carrying out the invention a central beam is provided and carriesright and left bottoms or turning Shovels, which are mounted in advance vof a middle breaker, the same as in my previous patent. However, in the improved construction the beam is supportedon a caster wheel so as to be adjusted vertically thereby regulating the depth of the plowing done by the middle burster. The vertical adjustment is carried out by means of a lever which may be operated by ythe driver while plowing. The forward end of the beam is mounted upon front wheels which are arranged to steer and a steering` lever is connected with the front steering gear and also the caster wheel, yin such away that by swinging said lever the wheels are thrown to a proper angle to `make a short turn. This is a very important feature and gives good results. Improved means is also provided for vertically adjusting the front end ofthe beam whereby the right and left bottoms may be raised and lowered. Other improved'features willbe hereinafter pointed out.

The invention will be more readily understood from a reading of the following specification and by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which an example of the invention Vis shown, and wherein:

arranged to throw Fig. 1 is aside elevation .of a lister constructed in accordance with my invention.

7Eig. Bis arplan view of the same,

Fig.` 3 is an elevation of the side opposite from that shown vin 4Fig l1, 1

Fig. ais a cross sectional detail showing the front running gear,

F ig. 5 is a detail of the "front steering bracket, and A Fig. 6 is an elevation of the caster wheel and component parts.

ln'the drawingsthe numeralvl() designates a longitudinal central beam which may be Vof any suitable material.V An arch bar 11 ispivoted on the beam by a king bolt 19. near the forward end. In the depending sides of the bar 11 vertical slots 12 are provided. An arched axle 13 engages in the slots 112 ofthe bar and hascollars 14 at each side disposed to hold the yaxle against lateral ydisplacement, but permitting it to slide vertically or oscillate in the slots. The axle has its outer ends'supporte'd in ground wheels 15.

llithin the arched bar 11 apair of angular upstanding arms 16 are secured to the axle and have their upper ends above said bar connected by a cross rod '17. A link '19 extends rearwardly from the rod '17 to a hand lever 20 pivoted on the side of the 4beam in concentric relation to a segment 21. The lever carries a locking plungerf22 which engages the segment for holding the said lever in adjusted positions. When the lever 20 is drawn forward 4the axle 13 is in an upright position as will be seen. By pulling the lever 2() rearwardly the arms 16 are swung rearwardly by means of the link 19 and rod 17. This causes the axle to tilt forwardly thereby lowering the front end of the beam. It will be seen that the elevation of the front end of the beam may be controlled byadjusting the lever 20.

Hangers 23 are fastened on the beam by clamps 24. The hanger on the right hand side' is set in advance of the other hanger. Each hanger has a vertical socket receiving the standard 25 of a bottom or shovel 26.` Each standard is secured by a bolt 27in its hanger and is vertically adjustable. The shovels are the soil outward on each side of the beam, each thus forminga half bed. A rocker 28 is fastened withinthe arch bar 11 and passes under the beam {so asto bear .on the axle '13. `By reason of 'the slots 12 Aand the rockerthe axle may rock so that an upward displacement of one of the wheels will not lift the shovels out of the ground. This feature is thesarne as in my patent before referred to.

At each side of the rear end of the beam keepers 29 receive the upper ends of a yoke 30 which are free to slide vertically therein. A caster wheel 31 is pivoted in an upright fork 32 which has a collar 33 supporting the yoke 30. An integral stem 34 extends upwardly from the collar through the bottom of the yoke 30 and has its upper end pivoted in a cross brace 35 fastened in the yoke. AA collar 36 on the stem bears against the underside of the cross brace 35. A bell crank 37 is pivoted on an arm 38 depending from the beam 10 as is best shown in Fig. 1. The lower end of sai-d lever is pivoted to the side of the yoke 30 near the lower end of the latter; while the upper end of said lever is pivoted to the rear end of an off-set link 39. The forward end of the link is pivoted to a lever 4() mounted on a locking segment 41, and carries a locking plunger 42. By swinging the lever 40 the bell crank lever is swung and the yoke 30 raised and Vlowered in the keepers 29; whereby the rear end of the beam is raised and lowered.,

Justin front of the keepers 29 a forked standard 43 straddles the beam and has its foot lying under the center thereof. Braces 44 extend'from the standard up to the beam. A middle breaker bottom 45 is mounted on .the foot of the standard. The shovels 26 and the bottom 45 have ample mold boards so as to eiiiciently turn and displace the soil. By observing Fig. 2 it will be seen that the gap or strip left between the'turning shovels 26 is fully broken and the soil thrown onto the right and left beds by the middle breaker bottom which overlaps the bars of the shovels. The shovels being set one in advance of the other reduce the liability of trash and stalkscatching thereonas is obvious. Y

One of the features of the invention is the steering means. For this purpose I mount a lever 46 on the right hand side of the beam on abracket 47 wherebysaid lever is off-set laterally. Thellever is pivoted concentrically of a locking segment 48 and carries a locking plunger 49adapted to engage said segment wherebythe lever is held in position. The lever 46 projects below its pivot point and has pivoted to its lower end the forwardend of a rearwardly extending link v50.*V The rearend of the link is pivoted to `the upper end of an angular arm 51 which extends "at right angles from the end of a shank 52 extendingrearwardly from the j stemV 34. This lconstruction is necessary so lasftog'ive. clearance to the arm 51 when the latter-.1s swungso it will not contact with the yoke 30,. Whenthe arm 51 is swung the stem 34 will be rotated, thereby turning the fork 32 and the caster wheel 31.

A forwardly extending link extends from the lever 46 above its pivot point is best shown in Fig. 3. The link isgiven a twist and has its forward end pivoted on the upper end of a post 54. The post is fastened on a cross bar 55 which is pivoted to the underside of the beam 10 by a bolt 56. A keeper 57 is also pivoted on the upper side of said beam by said bolt and has its ends attached to bolts 58 passing down through the bar The rear ends of vlinks 59 are confined between the keeper and said bar on the bolts 58 to which they are pivoted. The parts 55 and 57 forni a pivoted steering bracket. The forward ends ofthe links 59 are pi'voted to ears 60 projecting from each side of the arch bar 11. It will be seen that when the steering bracket is swung the arch bar being pivoted on the king bolt 12', will also be swung thus swinging the axle 13 and the ground wheels 15. Itis obvious that the link 50 being pivoted to the lever 46 belowV the pivot point 'of said lever, and the link 5B being pivoted to said-lever above its pivot point, upon the swinging of said lever 46 the links will be moved in opposite directions and consequently the front wheels and the caster wheel will be swung or cut toward the beam on the same side,l thereby placing them in position to negotiate a short turn as will be obvious. It willbe seen that all three of the levers are within easy reach of the driver who may occupy a seat 61 conveniently placed on the beam.

In using the lister it is drawn through the field by a team or tractor'towhich it is suitably attached.V -The lever 20 is swung to lower the shovels 26 to the propern depth. The lever 40 is also swung so as to adjustV the middle `breakery bottom`45 to the proper depth by raising and lowering the bea-m 1() on the yoke 30. As the plow moves over the ground returning shovels break the Vsoil and half a bed on each side, but leaving an unbroken strip in the center; The middle breaker bottom cuts this center strip and beds the soil in the `furrows left by the shovels. "The lister is `guided by means of the lever 46 and when `the end of the row is reached the front and rearwheels maybe cut by swinging-the lever so Ias to make a short turn. i What'I claim, is: 4 V 1. In a lister plow', a support embodying a` longitudinal beam, anarched axle extending transversely of the beam, a pivoted'support carried by the forward end ofthe adapted to be swung longitudinally ofthe beam, said pivoted support having the axle pivotally mounted therein, means for swinging the axle upon its longitudinal axis to beam and extending transversely thereof and arranged beneath raise and lower the beam, ground wheels carried by the aXle and supporting the same, steering means connected with the pivoted support to swing the same longitudinally of the beam, a rocker device secured to the pivoted support and extending beneath the beam and resting upon the axle, a caster wheel supporting the rear end of the beam, and means for steering the caster wheel in unison with the ground wheels.

2. In a lister plow, a support embodying a longitudinal beam, an arched axle extend ing transversely of the beam, a pivoted support carried by the front end of the beam and extending transversely thereof and adapted to be swung longitudinally of the beam, said pivoted support having the arched axle pivotally mounted therein, means for swinging the axle upon its longitudinal aXis to raise and lower the beam, ground wheels carried by the arched aXle for supporting the same, steering means connected with the pivoted support to swing it longitudinal of said beam, a rocker device having rigid connection with the beam and it and resting upon the axle, a caster wheel supporting the rear end of the beam, means for steering the caster wheel in unison with the ground wheels, and means for vertically adjusting the rear end of the beam with relation to the caster Wheel.

3. In a lister plow, a support, a pivoted support carried by the front end of the first named support and extending transversely thereof and adapted to be swung longitudinally of the same, said pivoted support embodying depending arms having slots therein, an arched axle loosely mounted in the slots, means Jfor swinging the arched axle upon its longitudinal axis Jfor raising and lowering the irst named support, ground wheels carried by the arched axle and supporting same, a yoke vertically adjustably secured to the rear end of the first named support, means mounted on the first named support and connected with the yoke Jfor raising and lowering the first named support with respect to the yoke, a caster wheel pivoted to the yoke, a steering lever, a connection between the steering lever and the caster wheel, and a second connection between the lever and the pivoted support.

4In testimony whereof I aiX my signature.

WILLIAM WENDTLAND, SR. 

